Sunday, December 19, 2010

Now that I am a working man I thought it appropriate to get a working man's bag to carry my lunch, pens, notebook, and 40 pound company-issued laptop. Solution: Filson brfiefcase (#257) in Olive green. Thanks to Alex at ROONEY!

Monday, November 15, 2010

Friday, November 12, 2010

Thanks to Pierre, and the rest of the team at Clusier in Montreal, who fitted me for a made-to-measure suit by Samuelsohn earlier this week. I can't (yet) afford going full bespoke, but the MTM experience definitely beats off the rack numbers. More details to come...

Friday, August 6, 2010

Having the title sequence of the film set to 'Salt Peanuts', by Dizzy Gillespie, is appropriate on many levels. Bebop broke new ground in Jazz music, moving beyond the popular songs of the 20s and 30s into something more intellectually and musically challenging. The creators of this music where men of supreme talent (Dizzy, Bird, Monk, Powell...etc), but some could not overcome their self-destructive behaviour. I can't help but think that the director of this film, Tamara Davis, had this in mind when she choose the music for the film.

Look out for GQ's Glenn O'Brien (a.k.a. The Style Guy), who features prominently throughout the film.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

My lady friend and I were in New York City during Restaurant Week, and we took advantage of the $25 prix fixe lunch menu at two Manhattan restaurants which we regularly could not afford: Shang, Brasserie 8 1/2. We also made our way to Benchmark in Brooklyn's Park Slope district for an amazing diner. These are definitely three restaurants that you should try the next time you are in NYC, if you wallet can handle it, of course.